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president obama marks the end of the iraq war with those two words. >>> and casing of the colors. halfway around the world, u.s. troops prepare for their own farewell ceremony. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with the end of a long and painful era. a hisser to edge page is turning in iraq today, after nearly nine years and some 4500 lost lives. msnbc contributor colonel jack jacobs will be with us as we bring you live coverage from the end of baghdad for the end of mission ceremony. president obama and the first lady were at fort bragg, north carolina, paying tribute to our troops. all but around 150 u.s. service members will be out of iraq by the new year. kristen welker reports. >> hello, ft. bragg. >> reporter: appearing before a sea of members at ft. bragg, the president and the first lady marked a pivotal moment in the nash's history. after nine years in iraq, all the troops are returning. >> welcome home. welcome home. welcome home. >> reporter: the speech, a tribu
president obama marks the end of the iraq war with those two words. >>> and casing of the colors. halfway around the world, u.s. troops prepare for their own farewell ceremony. good morning, everyone. i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> and we begin this morning with the end of a long and painful era. a hisser to edge page is turning in iraq today, after nearly nine years and some 4500 lost lives. msnbc...
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a president that president obama won in 2008. mitt romney has an op ed in the local paper excoriating the president for his lack of action in lowering the unemployment rate. i wander what you headache of that. this should be an apolitical moment for the country and romney is highlighting what he sees as president obama's shortcomings. >> romney said that the withdrawal from iraq was a mistake. he criticized it and he also suggested it is a good idea to private size the health care system under the va system. romney's politics is curious use and out of touch where the min stream american opinion is. >> and he opposed the approach to libya. his record on national security -- well there isn't one but his viewpoint raise questions. but i also think that the speech today is what people across the country like to see about the president whether you are a democrat and don't pay attention or an independent or republican he showed decisiveness and leadership. >> he was the commander-in-chief. >> no one would have thought nine years ago wh
a president that president obama won in 2008. mitt romney has an op ed in the local paper excoriating the president for his lack of action in lowering the unemployment rate. i wander what you headache of that. this should be an apolitical moment for the country and romney is highlighting what he sees as president obama's shortcomings. >> romney said that the withdrawal from iraq was a mistake. he criticized it and he also suggested it is a good idea to private size the health care system...
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. >>> back at home, president obama marked the end of the conflict with a trip yesterday to the ft. bragg army base in north carolina. where u.s. troops have been involved in iraq since the very first day of the war. they're also among the final soldiers to leave the battlefield. the president hailed what he called a, quote, extraordinary achievement. >> for nearly nine years, our nation has been at war in iraq. as your commander in chief, and on behalf of a grateful nation, i'm proud to finally say these two words and i know your families agree, welcome home. [ applause ] welcome home. [ applause ] welcome home. everything that american troops have done in iraq, all the fighting, all the dying, the bleeding and the building and the training and the partnering, all of it has led to this moment of success. now iraq is not a perfect place, it has many challenges ahead, but we're leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant iraq, with a representative government that was elected by its people. >> politics always at play, though. on capitol hill senator john mccain blasting the o
. >>> back at home, president obama marked the end of the conflict with a trip yesterday to the ft. bragg army base in north carolina. where u.s. troops have been involved in iraq since the very first day of the war. they're also among the final soldiers to leave the battlefield. the president hailed what he called a, quote, extraordinary achievement. >> for nearly nine years, our nation has been at war in iraq. as your commander in chief, and on behalf of a grateful nation, i'm...
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obama will speak with u.s. troops in north carolina tomorrow as the administration marks the end of the american-led war in iraq. it follows a white house meeting with iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki yesterday, just weeks before the last american forces will leave the battlefield. the president praised iraq as a model for democracy in the region, while also warning other countries not to interfere with baghdad's sovereignty. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports. >> reporter: at first, shock and awe. then years of awful violence. 4,500 americans killed. 150,000 iraqis. a dictator toppled. it's now down to this. a view today of baghdad's camp liberty. once one of the biggest american bases. now, all american soldiers have left. only iraqi soldiers remain. they've been working with american forces so long, they even look like them now. this soldier said, i never thought i would be here. i always thought this would remain an american base. an empty lot stands where fast food restaurants w
obama will speak with u.s. troops in north carolina tomorrow as the administration marks the end of the american-led war in iraq. it follows a white house meeting with iraq's prime minister nuri al maliki yesterday, just weeks before the last american forces will leave the battlefield. the president praised iraq as a model for democracy in the region, while also warning other countries not to interfere with baghdad's sovereignty. nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports....
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he's willing to call president obama kenyan anti-colonialist. he's explained his marital infidelity by saying that it was so patriotic. he'll say the zaniest thing because the angriest republicans love to hear them. we've collected newt's five worst stink bombs, if you will, and we're going to bring them to you tonight for memory's sake. >>> and watch what happens went mitt romney meets a gay vietnam veteran. >> i want to know how you feel, that you do not believe that everyone is entitled to their constitutional rights. >> no, actually, i think -- >> i think your -- >> i think the time the constitution was written, it was pretty clear that marriage is between a man and a woman, and i don't believe the supreme court has changed that. >> what is he, antonin scalia, original intent? that veteran is with us tonight, and he says that exchange has convinced him that romney won't be getting his vote. >>> plus, leaving iraq. after nearly nine years american troops will be pulling out of iraq in a number of trays. republicans talk about how we cut and r
he's willing to call president obama kenyan anti-colonialist. he's explained his marital infidelity by saying that it was so patriotic. he'll say the zaniest thing because the angriest republicans love to hear them. we've collected newt's five worst stink bombs, if you will, and we're going to bring them to you tonight for memory's sake. >>> and watch what happens went mitt romney meets a gay vietnam veteran. >> i want to know how you feel, that you do not believe that everyone...
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very much hot to the touch with president obama indeed. the president staying behind while the first family vacations in hawaii. no island hospitality in the best way as the president delivered a message to house republicans about the tax cut about to expire. >> this is it. this is exactly why people get so frustrated with washington. this is not a tip bal democrat versus republican issue. this is an issue where an overwhelming number of people in both parties agree. how can we not get that done? has this place become so dysfunctional that even when people agree to things we can't do it? >> $40 matters to most americans and to the economy. the president argued that. much more than a political bickering. $40, what he spent yesterday on gifts for the first dog. on the pizzas he picked up along the way or the wii game he performed for sacha and malia. $40 like a coat from a major department store or a tank of gas or last food to serve at your holiday table. $40 is something just about every american can use, but not with the republicans in th
very much hot to the touch with president obama indeed. the president staying behind while the first family vacations in hawaii. no island hospitality in the best way as the president delivered a message to house republicans about the tax cut about to expire. >> this is it. this is exactly why people get so frustrated with washington. this is not a tip bal democrat versus republican issue. this is an issue where an overwhelming number of people in both parties agree. how can we not get...
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. >>> president obama will give up his take on the issue today in the noon hour. what's happening at the white house on this issue? >> reporter: you're right, the president is going to speak on this issue. a late-scheduled event. and a couple of days ago, richard, the white house put out an e-mail saying let's go to twitter, the hash tag $40 a week. what it means to every individual to lose that every two weeks. they sort of prorated the $1,000 that the average american family, extra they would be paying in taxes if this payroll tax extension were not extended if the house, the senate, and the white house could not come to an agreement. now the point the white house has made all along is that the republicans and democrats in the senate did come to an disagreement, 89 senators voted in the rare saturday session to extend that payroll tax cut for another two months and by any objective standard, you have to say that house republicans and the speaker were caught flat footed on this. the next day he appeared on "meet the press" said they were not going to go for it. t
. >>> president obama will give up his take on the issue today in the noon hour. what's happening at the white house on this issue? >> reporter: you're right, the president is going to speak on this issue. a late-scheduled event. and a couple of days ago, richard, the white house put out an e-mail saying let's go to twitter, the hash tag $40 a week. what it means to every individual to lose that every two weeks. they sort of prorated the $1,000 that the average american family,...
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it's obama saying, it could have been worse. it might be worse if you have the other guy. it's so sad that jideas have let the table. >> and that concept is so insulting to a country whose very pride and ego is predicated on its assumption that it can do things well. >> and better than it has already! >> that we don't seek to be not that bad at things in anything. that we are a culture of, whether it is in our entertainment, sorts, media, medical, engineering, cultures that we have this aspiration and our organizations run with this level of demands of each other as colleagues in a work environment, inside of our families, inside of our communities. and that our federal government is saying, well, listen, the other guy sucks worse is just pretty rough. >> but if the constitution works correctly, then we can have mediocre leaders and still have a great country. the problem comes when they get their hands too far in the gears of how the country works. >> or when they get bought by the people who are running everything. which is all the same. >> we will return with the panel.
it's obama saying, it could have been worse. it might be worse if you have the other guy. it's so sad that jideas have let the table. >> and that concept is so insulting to a country whose very pride and ego is predicated on its assumption that it can do things well. >> and better than it has already! >> that we don't seek to be not that bad at things in anything. that we are a culture of, whether it is in our entertainment, sorts, media, medical, engineering, cultures that we...
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obama will be -- president obama will be laying wreaths at arlington national cemetery later today. we're going to bring in richard engel who is live in baghdad and was there when the war first began. richard, thanks for joining us. >> reporter: my pleasure. how are you? >> i'm good. i wonder, who at is the feeling opt ground there in baghdad as the withdrawal date approaches? >> reporter: iraqis are very nervous about what this country is becoming. this has been a sectarian war for iraqis. that's the way they've seen it. u.s. troops have seen it as a war against americans because there have been ieds in the road. american helicopters have been shot down. from the u.s. perspective -- >> richard, i hate to cut you off, we're going to go to president obama and iraqi prime minister nuri al maliki at the white house. >> when i took office nearly 150,000 american troops were deployed in iraq. and i pledged to end this war responsibly. today, only several thousand troops remain there and more are coming home every day. this is a season of homecomings. and military families across america
obama will be -- president obama will be laying wreaths at arlington national cemetery later today. we're going to bring in richard engel who is live in baghdad and was there when the war first began. richard, thanks for joining us. >> reporter: my pleasure. how are you? >> i'm good. i wonder, who at is the feeling opt ground there in baghdad as the withdrawal date approaches? >> reporter: iraqis are very nervous about what this country is becoming. this has been a sectarian...
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president obama has threatened to veto it. the measure would force work on what's known as the keystone excel pipeline which would run 1,700 miles from canada to the texas gulf coast. federal regulators say it's time to hang up. they wan to ban driver from cell phone use of any kind of the ntsb is recommending safe prohibiting texting and talking behind the wheel even hands-free devices. half young drivers admitted to texting or e-mailing while driving. today's violence in belgium left five people dead including the attacker. the gunman began a rampage. authorities say it's not clear what motivate the attack which also left 122 people wounded. now back to "hardball." >> in the coming days the laugh american soldiers will cross the border out of iraq with honor and their heads held high. after nearly nine years our war in iraq ends this month. >> welcome back to "hardball," that was president obama yesterday during a press conference with iraqi prime minister al malika. the promise will be official. after eight and a half years
president obama has threatened to veto it. the measure would force work on what's known as the keystone excel pipeline which would run 1,700 miles from canada to the texas gulf coast. federal regulators say it's time to hang up. they wan to ban driver from cell phone use of any kind of the ntsb is recommending safe prohibiting texting and talking behind the wheel even hands-free devices. half young drivers admitted to texting or e-mailing while driving. today's violence in belgium left five...
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obama is above the fray. dealing with matters of national import and mitch mcconnell and john boehner and some degree eric cantor in the shadows trying to work out the basic payroll tax cut. >> i have trouble following it. i am sure that voters are not clearly processing the deliberations about whether there is chamber should take different bills. i think that if the white house is counting on being able to sell whatever happens on january 1st to the american people as the result of sort of complex congressional maneuvering one way or the other, it's a tough story to tell. >> speaking of complex congressional maneuvering, i want to bring in here the stage of capitol hill luke russert who can update us on the latest comings and goings as the payroll tax cut battle continues onwards through the night. luke, tell us what's happening over there. >> well, as of today, alex, what you're going to see is a vote on the house floor to go to conference. and for a lot of folkses out there who -- that means essentially is
obama is above the fray. dealing with matters of national import and mitch mcconnell and john boehner and some degree eric cantor in the shadows trying to work out the basic payroll tax cut. >> i have trouble following it. i am sure that voters are not clearly processing the deliberations about whether there is chamber should take different bills. i think that if the white house is counting on being able to sell whatever happens on january 1st to the american people as the result of sort...
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president obama lashed out at house republican who is are refusing to pass a bipartisan bill to extend the cut for two mouse e months. he was surrounded by people who surrounded to the white house question, what does $40 mean to you? one said losing $40 account mean no heat for their home. most people think the house should pass this extension. >> enough is enough. people standing with me today can't afford any more games. they can't afford to lose $1,000 because of some ridiculous washington standoff. >> republican minority leader mitch mcconnell said the house should pass an extension that locks in the thousands of keystone pipeline jobs and prevents disruption in payroll tax holiday. both sides have been publicly bickering say they both want a year long extension and claim the solution is simple. >> he can bring his dog up here. we are pet-friendly. again, it will not take a long time. we can probably resolve the differences within an hour. >> speaker boehner and the house republicans have the power to go up and open the doors and pass the bill. >> joining me now, kelly o'donnell. l
president obama lashed out at house republican who is are refusing to pass a bipartisan bill to extend the cut for two mouse e months. he was surrounded by people who surrounded to the white house question, what does $40 mean to you? one said losing $40 account mean no heat for their home. most people think the house should pass this extension. >> enough is enough. people standing with me today can't afford any more games. they can't afford to lose $1,000 because of some ridiculous...
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an agreement signed by president obama's predecessor, george w. bush. why did we fight for democracy if we don't respect what it wants? >> john, as military expert among us, i want to ask you, strategically, what other option existed at this point in time? >> well, i don't think -- i mean, this is our only option because the iraqi government wants us to leave. when you look at the fragile political agreement we have in iraq, the leading iraqi party in the last election was more of a nationalist party by al iraqia but nuri al maliki became prime minister because he aligned himself with the hard-line shia. they gave maliki the ability to be prime minister, they vehemently oppose u.s. forces being stayed in iraq. so, the iranians that armed these shia groups over the summer months -- have i to till, we got pounded in iraq over the summer. 240 millimeter rockets, efps going off. at one point, 20 soldiers killed in a six-week period p so the shia coalition that governed the country could have fallen and fractured if nuri al maliki requested extension of u.s.
an agreement signed by president obama's predecessor, george w. bush. why did we fight for democracy if we don't respect what it wants? >> john, as military expert among us, i want to ask you, strategically, what other option existed at this point in time? >> well, i don't think -- i mean, this is our only option because the iraqi government wants us to leave. when you look at the fragile political agreement we have in iraq, the leading iraqi party in the last election was more of a...
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similar to 2008, hillary versus obama. >> similarly to barack obama who became a better candidate because of the clinton challenge, mitt romney does have the organization and money to go the distance and he said it could go to june 15 in california. which is not what many originally predicted. >> good for our line 6 work though, andrea. >> always good for our line of work. thank you so much. >> so long, andrea. >>> and newt's former allies on the attack today. congressman jim talent will join us next. >>> plus, in prison for cuba for two years. what did a u.s. contractor do to get himself sentenced to 15 years in a havana jail. >>> this is andrea mitchell report only on msnbc. ♪ [ female announcer ] we never forget the nearly 12 million cancer survivors in america today... and the countless lives lost. we owe it to them to protect funding for cancer research, prevention and access to care. congress, make cancer a priority and give millions of americans what they need most. is best absorbed in small continuous amounts. only one calcium supplement does that in one daily dose. citracal slo
similar to 2008, hillary versus obama. >> similarly to barack obama who became a better candidate because of the clinton challenge, mitt romney does have the organization and money to go the distance and he said it could go to june 15 in california. which is not what many originally predicted. >> good for our line 6 work though, andrea. >> always good for our line of work. thank you so much. >> so long, andrea. >>> and newt's former allies on the attack today....
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hard-core democrats are going to vote for president obama. it's the independents in the swing states that matter. the question becomes whether or not those independents feel much more comfortable with a mitt romney or newt gingrich or with a president obama from a fiscal economic standpoint. >> i think it's not their background so much that's the issue. if you look at newt gingrich's economic plan, he wants to give the top .1% a $2.3 million tax cut while giving nothing to the lower 20%. those are the sorts of issues that are going to be brought out in a general election. president obama can make a very strong case that this is not a person who's looking out for the interest of the middle class. >> take a look at what romney is trying to say about gingrich. the word he's using now to define him. >> za sni is nny is not what wea president. zany is great in a campaign. it's great on talk radio. it's great in the print. it makes for fun reading. but in terms of a president, we need a leader. >> crystal, we were talking about the debates you're g
hard-core democrats are going to vote for president obama. it's the independents in the swing states that matter. the question becomes whether or not those independents feel much more comfortable with a mitt romney or newt gingrich or with a president obama from a fiscal economic standpoint. >> i think it's not their background so much that's the issue. if you look at newt gingrich's economic plan, he wants to give the top .1% a $2.3 million tax cut while giving nothing to the lower 20%....
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the voter says, hmm, romney or obama, romney or obama? let me think about that. i think probably obama, but let me think about that. in the end, mitt romney trailing the president by just over two points which in this scale is a statistical tie. with the economy this much in the doldrums, president obama is not a lock for re-election. he knows it. the door is wide open for a likable, reasonable, adult republican to at least run a credible campaign. instead, national republicans have fought their way from having a front-runner the party really doesn't like to having another front-runner who is this guy. who's newt. newt gingrich. center of attention on the "washington post" editorial page today and the same way the guy in handcuffs is the center of attention at a perp walk. today we got a glimpse of the great newt gingrich panic. not just at the national media level but also in the states, particularly in the northeast where republicans say they're worried newt gingrich at the top of the ticket in november could hurt candidates in lower tier races. they say specif
the voter says, hmm, romney or obama, romney or obama? let me think about that. i think probably obama, but let me think about that. in the end, mitt romney trailing the president by just over two points which in this scale is a statistical tie. with the economy this much in the doldrums, president obama is not a lock for re-election. he knows it. the door is wide open for a likable, reasonable, adult republican to at least run a credible campaign. instead, national republicans have fought...
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but as we saw with obama and clinton in 2008, when obama won iowa, new hampshire got incredibly close. there's a problem there. >> maggie, thank you very much. >>> is gingrich conservative enough for the tea party? >>> president obama says he can take on whomever the republicans nominate. lawrence o'donnell will be right here next on "andrea mitchell reports." with the capital one venture card we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a holiday trip to the big apple twice as fast! dinner! [ garth ] we get double miles every time we use our card. and since double miles add up fast, we can bring the whole gang! it's hard to beat double miles! i want a mace, a sword, a... oww! [ male announcer ] get the venture card from capital one and earn double miles on every purchase, every day. go to capitalone.com. i wonder what it could be?! what's in your wallet? i wonder what it could be?! ♪ sen♪ co-signed her credit card - "buy books, not beer!" ♪ ♪ut the second at she shut the door ♪ ♪ girl started blowing up their credit score ♪ ♪ she bought a pizza party for the wh
but as we saw with obama and clinton in 2008, when obama won iowa, new hampshire got incredibly close. there's a problem there. >> maggie, thank you very much. >>> is gingrich conservative enough for the tea party? >>> president obama says he can take on whomever the republicans nominate. lawrence o'donnell will be right here next on "andrea mitchell reports." with the capital one venture card we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a holiday trip...
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gingrich does not fare well when it goes against barack obama. do the republican voters want a fighter or just someone who can go on and win this thing for them? >> right now i think they want a fighter. time will tell because we're expecting a long slog in the nominating process whether or not they change their minds and whether or not mitt romney can convince them that electability is strong enough to overcome their doubts about his conservati conservatism. so newt gingrich is not only charging romney but 40%, something that no candidate has yet enjoyed. not only because he's performed well in the debates. they see him as a fighter. but they are considering his liability saying he might be troublesome with independent voters or women but we're willing to stick with him any way. that could change. as of now, he is surging and looking at a good january with the other early states as well. unless they change their mind, it looks like he is the favorite for the long haul. >> it's interesting. we keep calling it this surge at this point. when you lo
gingrich does not fare well when it goes against barack obama. do the republican voters want a fighter or just someone who can go on and win this thing for them? >> right now i think they want a fighter. time will tell because we're expecting a long slog in the nominating process whether or not they change their minds and whether or not mitt romney can convince them that electability is strong enough to overcome their doubts about his conservati conservatism. so newt gingrich is not only...
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meanwhile, president obama and the first family are chilling in sunny hawaii. >> here you go. >> reporter: this is, of course, the season of giving, and many spent their christmas day doing just that. 1,800 meals served at a church in north carolina, 22,000 in atlanta, and in florida, volunteers delivered boxes of groceries to their needy neighbors. now that christmas is over, it's time for serious shoppers to spring back into action. >> on average, the week after christmas accounts for up to 10% of holiday season sales, so it's a very important week to close out the season. >> reporter: okay, it may not be this out of control if you're planning to hit the malls today, but if you're looking for bargains, you know you're going to pay a price. the national retail federation estimates eight in ten consumers bought gift cards this season, but what about returns? i have a feeling a lot of people are going to be doing that today. veronica? >> brian mooar in washington. brian, thank you. >>> well, the white house is condemning a series of terror attacks in nigeria that killed nearly 40 people on
meanwhile, president obama and the first family are chilling in sunny hawaii. >> here you go. >> reporter: this is, of course, the season of giving, and many spent their christmas day doing just that. 1,800 meals served at a church in north carolina, 22,000 in atlanta, and in florida, volunteers delivered boxes of groceries to their needy neighbors. now that christmas is over, it's time for serious shoppers to spring back into action. >> on average, the week after christmas...
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kristen, can you tell us what we can expect from president obama's remarks today? >> reporter: hi, there, chris. well, we expect president obama to come out and essentially hammer house republicans and to call on them again to pass the senate bill, to extend the payroll tax cuts. as you know, that senate bill passed overwhelmingly last week in that body, 89-10. so a lot of people were surprised when the house came out, speaker boehner came out and essentially said, we're not going to support the bill here in the house, because we would like to see a one-year extension. as you know, that senate bill would extend the payroll tax cut for only two months. >> and kristen, i'm going to have to cut you off. we've got the president. he has walked in, flanked by a crowd of americans. he's about to speak. >> thank you. thank you. thank you, everybody. please, please have a seat. good afternoon to all of you. merry christmas, happy holidays. we've been doing everything we can over the last few weeks to make sure that 160 million working americans aren't hit with a holiday tax
kristen, can you tell us what we can expect from president obama's remarks today? >> reporter: hi, there, chris. well, we expect president obama to come out and essentially hammer house republicans and to call on them again to pass the senate bill, to extend the payroll tax cuts. as you know, that senate bill passed overwhelmingly last week in that body, 89-10. so a lot of people were surprised when the house came out, speaker boehner came out and essentially said, we're not going to...
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as president i'll end obama's war on religion. >> all right. so for the first time since that ad began running on thursday, perry got an earful from voters in iowa. one heckler asked him why he demonized gay people. he left the coffee shop and didn't respond. he was wearing that brokeback mountain jacket. i'd like to ask him about that. president obama's election came tan is taking its fights for jewish vote to facebook. they sponsored an ad because gop sa attacked the president's record. the obama campaign is pushing back trying to show he's loyal to israel. facebook is a good place for the president. he has more than 24 million likes on his page. >>> and the reverend al sharpton goes from primetime to late night. take a look at this. >> joining me tonight are kelly o'donnell and msnbc analyst here in our studio. >> nice to be here. >> and jim vander hee hoe of pyrotechnical notice period come. >> it's vand dehi. >> a big vand dehi back to you. >> you can catch the real reverend al sharpton on politics nation tonight and every weeknight at 6:0
as president i'll end obama's war on religion. >> all right. so for the first time since that ad began running on thursday, perry got an earful from voters in iowa. one heckler asked him why he demonized gay people. he left the coffee shop and didn't respond. he was wearing that brokeback mountain jacket. i'd like to ask him about that. president obama's election came tan is taking its fights for jewish vote to facebook. they sponsored an ad because gop sa attacked the president's record....
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meanwhile, president obama and the first family are chilling in sunny hawaii. >> here you go. >> reporter: this is, of course, the season of giving, and many spent their christmas day doing just that. 1,800 meals served at a church in north carolina, 22,000 in atlanta, and in florida, volunteers delivered boxes of groceries to their needy neighbors. now that christmas is over, it's time for serious shoppers to spring back into action. >> on average, the week after christmas accounts for up to 10% of holiday season sales, so it's a very important week to close out the season. >> reporter: okay, it may not be this out of control if you're planning to hit the malls today, but if you're looking for bargains, you know you're going to pay a price. the national retail federation estimates eight in ten consumers bought gift cards this season, but what about returns? i have a feeling a lot of people are going to be doing that today. veronica? >> brian mooar in washington. brian, thank you. >>> well, the white house is condemning a series of terror attacks in nigeria that killed nearly 40 people on
meanwhile, president obama and the first family are chilling in sunny hawaii. >> here you go. >> reporter: this is, of course, the season of giving, and many spent their christmas day doing just that. 1,800 meals served at a church in north carolina, 22,000 in atlanta, and in florida, volunteers delivered boxes of groceries to their needy neighbors. now that christmas is over, it's time for serious shoppers to spring back into action. >> on average, the week after christmas...
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i don't find a lot of enthusiasm for president obama either. this is a work in progress as we are just one year away from the election, less than a year. >> both of our pollsters believe when you look at the volatility, peter said that frankly he saw it in '68 and '92 and that's it. that's the only comparison when we know what we got then politically it was divisive. we got third party, george wallace in '68. ross perot running on populism. to go back to the republican presidential campaign, mitt romney isn't running as this. he's running as a guy that wants to fix stuff but it does seem as you bring up whether republicans are and they may not be happy with their choices but they keep looking for somebody that channels something bigger in their minds. >> it's a skichizophrenia goingn in the republican party right now. at this stage the nomination process is being dominated by what you would describe as the tea party nation that really drives a dialogue and at the end of the debate all those candidates are trying to make sure that they hit all o
i don't find a lot of enthusiasm for president obama either. this is a work in progress as we are just one year away from the election, less than a year. >> both of our pollsters believe when you look at the volatility, peter said that frankly he saw it in '68 and '92 and that's it. that's the only comparison when we know what we got then politically it was divisive. we got third party, george wallace in '68. ross perot running on populism. to go back to the republican presidential...
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president obama today at ft. bragg admitting the iraq we leave behind is not perfect by his view and that success was never a guarantee. >> the fighting and all the dying, the bleeding and the building and the training and the partnering, all of it has led to this moment of success. now iraq is not a perfect place. it has many challenges ahead. iraq's future will be in the hands of its people. america's war in iraq will be over. >> and amid growing instability across the arab world as we all know, the u.s. departure from iraq leaves that very country vulnerable to its immediate neighbor to the east, iran, not to mention additional disrupons from the kurds in the northwest with turkey and syria which has been at or near a boiling point for the duration of the year. washington and our country believes, and they are correct, we need a strong ally in that region. but critics say that ally will never be iraq. just look at the celebrations today in fallujah. they wanted u.s. troops gone years ago when the iraqis revolt
president obama today at ft. bragg admitting the iraq we leave behind is not perfect by his view and that success was never a guarantee. >> the fighting and all the dying, the bleeding and the building and the training and the partnering, all of it has led to this moment of success. now iraq is not a perfect place. it has many challenges ahead. iraq's future will be in the hands of its people. america's war in iraq will be over. >> and amid growing instability across the arab world...
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this election is a referendum on barack obama and the obama economy. if we allow the obama campaign to turn this election into a choice between him and somebody else, it's going to be, i'm not saying we won't win -- >> that's what $1 billion does. >> it's a much harder campaign. i think the rove map makes a lot of sense in an economic referendum kind of election. because you start looking at some of those states that the republican nominee would need to pick up, and like, of ohio, florida, north carolina, these states have terrible unemployment. and so, it's an unfortunate fluke for president obama that so many of the swing states this time around seem to have such higher unemployment rates than the national average. >> can the democrats -- can the republicans win without ohio? >> it starts getting tough. >> can your state -- can democrats win without pennsylvania? >> no. some of it's traditional. thank you, steve mcmahon. are you betting on newt right now or betting on romney? >> my money's still on romney, but i'm not willing to bet less of it. >> wh
this election is a referendum on barack obama and the obama economy. if we allow the obama campaign to turn this election into a choice between him and somebody else, it's going to be, i'm not saying we won't win -- >> that's what $1 billion does. >> it's a much harder campaign. i think the rove map makes a lot of sense in an economic referendum kind of election. because you start looking at some of those states that the republican nominee would need to pick up, and like, of ohio,...
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obama? if anybody's been watching these polls, as gingrich has risen in the polls, so has the president's ratings. the more they attack, the better obama is doing, and republicans have to figure out who they want to run and figure out how to be on the same page sooner rather than later or they're going to continue to watch this president's poll numbers go up. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. >>> walmart pulls a popular baby formula off the shelves after an infant dies. >>> plus, he said what? one congressman admits he owes the first lady an apology. what he said that really raised a lot of eyebrows. that's coming up. >>> well, just days after the last u.s. combat unit left iraq, sectarian violence has returned to baghdad. at least 60 people were killed there today. after more than a dozen bombings ripped across the iraqi capital. bob, explain to all of us what does this really mean for the security situation on the ground in iraq? and i don't want to seem jaded with this question. but
obama? if anybody's been watching these polls, as gingrich has risen in the polls, so has the president's ratings. the more they attack, the better obama is doing, and republicans have to figure out who they want to run and figure out how to be on the same page sooner rather than later or they're going to continue to watch this president's poll numbers go up. >> thank you so much. i appreciate it. >>> walmart pulls a popular baby formula off the shelves after an infant dies....
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it's about changing what the election is about for obama to win. he has to make it, it's about the republicans who have made it impossible for us to address the economy and jobs and they stood in the way. if he can't do that, if it's a ref den rum on him, it's difficult imagining him win win ohio. >> in ohio a huge year for republicans in 2010, one in senate, five house seats. back to 246, the south, this is the one most fascinating, louisiana native. we're not going to talk about louisiana. >> that's not -- >> that would be farfetched. north carolina and virginia. now, virginia, no democrat won since johnson in '64 before obama. no democrat since carter in '76. can he do it again? he wins those two, he's got 28 more. and he's over 270. >> i think virginia's the one that's just right, right teetering on the edge. my hunch is, if the president can carry north carolina, he won't need it because he would probably have gotten 270 elsewhere. but virginia's the one that's just right on the edge. i think it could end up being the most important state beca
it's about changing what the election is about for obama to win. he has to make it, it's about the republicans who have made it impossible for us to address the economy and jobs and they stood in the way. if he can't do that, if it's a ref den rum on him, it's difficult imagining him win win ohio. >> in ohio a huge year for republicans in 2010, one in senate, five house seats. back to 246, the south, this is the one most fascinating, louisiana native. we're not going to talk about...
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. >>> next, 10,000 reasons why president obama may be smiling on this monday afternoon. >> it doesn't really matter who the nominee is going to be. the core philosophy that they are expressing is the same. and the consequence con trast and visions between where i-want to take the country and where they say they want to take the country is going to be stark. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pills. luck? i don't trade on luck. i trade on fundamentals. analysis. information. i trade on tradearchitect. this is web-based trading, re-visualized. streaming, real-time quotes. earnings analysis. probability analysis: that's what opportunity looks like. it's all visual. intuitive. and it's available free, wherever the web is. this is how trade strategies are built. tradearchitect. only from td ameritrade. welcome to better trade commission free for 60 days when you open an account. ♪ >>> outreach to ordinary americans, the president is making the case for a second term by laying
. >>> next, 10,000 reasons why president obama may be smiling on this monday afternoon. >> it doesn't really matter who the nominee is going to be. the core philosophy that they are expressing is the same. and the consequence con trast and visions between where i-want to take the country and where they say they want to take the country is going to be stark. ♪ ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of a pain free holiday. ♪ this season, discover aleve. all day...
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president obama should be praised for bringing it to a close. as we move forward into even more uncertain times, americans should always remember that the iraq war was not the product of one man or one party but of a political system that continues to betray the very citizens it is supposed to protect and serve. >> well said. >> the quotes, mike barnicle, when i started researching this, the quotes from democratic leaders, from the "new york times", from "the washington post", through 2002, sounded like it was written by george w. bush's speechwriters. and this amnesia as we move out of iraq, what it really shows is that the party that is in power has to immediately transform itself to being a pro war party. and we've seen it even now with barack obama tripling the number of troops in afghanistan, etcetera, etcetera. the democrats were for the war when bill clinton was president and against the war when george w. bush was president despite the fact that the democrats and bill clinton passed resolutions supporting regime change. but there is this
president obama should be praised for bringing it to a close. as we move forward into even more uncertain times, americans should always remember that the iraq war was not the product of one man or one party but of a political system that continues to betray the very citizens it is supposed to protect and serve. >> well said. >> the quotes, mike barnicle, when i started researching this, the quotes from democratic leaders, from the "new york times", from "the...
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beats obama in ohio too. that's not as much of a shock. but a flame thrower like newt gingrich with the train wreck that has been his political career and his personal life, mike barnicle, this is clearly a statement from the american people that has less to do with newt gingrich than it does with the state of american politics. >> correct. i agree with you. it is not so much about newt gingrich as it is about the rest of the republican field, the discontent with the direction of the country. >> and with obama. barack obama is losing in ohio in a quinnepiac poll to newt gingrich. >> i would suggest this, once the coverage -- >> of course. >> goes to content rather than horse race polls, newt gingrich is never going to be president of the united states. >> it seems like they want to overlook everything. everything. >> adjust the one thing here on the ohio poll. if i'm the president's advisers, i'd be concerned about this number. 53% of ohio voters saying he doesn't deserve reelection, 53%, 42% on the question
beats obama in ohio too. that's not as much of a shock. but a flame thrower like newt gingrich with the train wreck that has been his political career and his personal life, mike barnicle, this is clearly a statement from the american people that has less to do with newt gingrich than it does with the state of american politics. >> correct. i agree with you. it is not so much about newt gingrich as it is about the rest of the republican field, the discontent with the direction of the...
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what will barack obama do to that? >> that's a good -- >> what barack obama will do with that, this is a man without a core, a man without substance, a man that will say anything to become president of the united states. i think that's a great vulnerable. i think newt has his set of vulnerabilities, but a more consistent position with real ideas like ronald reagan had. ronald reagan signed the bill that made abortion legal in the state of california. ronald reagan did, in fact, raise taxes several times not just as president but as governor of california. so i think that newt might, in fact, be in an imperfect world, there may be perfect candidates, and you mentioned some of them, paul ryan -- >> jeb bush. >> man, i'd take him in a second. >> chris christie. >> and in this imperfect world, and maybe i'm also reacting to everybody coming after newt. it's like -- it's getting ridiculous now. it's like the guy's some kind of monster. >> let me ask you a question and not necessarily about newt gingrich, but let me just tak
what will barack obama do to that? >> that's a good -- >> what barack obama will do with that, this is a man without a core, a man without substance, a man that will say anything to become president of the united states. i think that's a great vulnerable. i think newt has his set of vulnerabilities, but a more consistent position with real ideas like ronald reagan had. ronald reagan signed the bill that made abortion legal in the state of california. ronald reagan did, in fact,...
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from an iraqi perspective, it doesn't malt ter whether you are republican or democrat or bush or obama. as far as iraqis are concerned or the people outside of america, this is america, one country, one president to represent the population. no apology, no acknowledgment, actually nothing to say, you know what, we screwed up in iraq, big-time, big-time. that's my issue with this lack of -- with the packaging, everything is okay. >> i think those two things relate. these two points, because i think, matt, what you are saying is part of why the end of the war has happened with such a sort of quiet and almost sort of shameful whimper, this thing has happened off in the corner. for the overwhelming percentage of americans, nothing changed during the war or after the war. people went about their lives, because they weren't serving. their kids weren't serving and their friends weren't serving. >> the first time in american history. >> everything sort of went about the same. the war is happening and the war is not. that also is the same thing that makes it hard for the country to face up to t
from an iraqi perspective, it doesn't malt ter whether you are republican or democrat or bush or obama. as far as iraqis are concerned or the people outside of america, this is america, one country, one president to represent the population. no apology, no acknowledgment, actually nothing to say, you know what, we screwed up in iraq, big-time, big-time. that's my issue with this lack of -- with the packaging, everything is okay. >> i think those two things relate. these two points,...